International organisations 18. 54 "A" group

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

18.54 "A" group

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Where is UNESCO?
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Around the globe .....

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• 50 Field Offices
• 10 Regional Bureaux
• 21 National Offices
• 2 Liaison Offices
• 11 UNESCO Institutes and Centres

UNESCO’s origins

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• Initial idea floated during an Allied Ministerial Conference in London in 1942
• UNESCO Constitution signed by 30 countries represented at the London Conference in November 1945
• UNESCO set up in Paris in November 1946
• Now has 193 Member States + 6 Associate Members

UNESCO’s Mission

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• UNESCO’s fundamental mission:
• " …………. to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among the nations through education, science and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations "

Article 1(1) of UNESCO’s Constitution

http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=6206&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

What UNESCO does …

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• Recommends the adoption of international agreements promoting the free flow of ideas
• Cooperates in efforts to advance mutual knowledge and the understanding of peoples
• Supports efforts to maintain, increase, and disseminate knowledge
• Assists in the preservation of cultural patrimony and world heritage
• Functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter on issues in its fields of competence
• Helps Member States build their human and institutional capacities
• Promotes international co-operation among Member States and Associate Members